KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today marked the 100th day before its 100th anniversary on 7 October this year with a festive event at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, where it announced its intention to join hands for the future aviation. Today, in an open letter, widely published, KLM invited all industry stakeholders to join hands in the pursuit of a more sustainable future for aviation, under the banner “Fly Responsibly”.
On 7 October, KLM will become the world’s first airline still operating under its original name to mark its 100th anniversary. KLM has reached this auspicious milestone because it is committed to seizing opportunities, accepting challenges, connecting with partners and embracing new technology.
This special moment 100 days before KLM 100th anniversary was planned to coincide with the arrival of KLM’s first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. While having already 13 B787-9 Dreamliners in operation, KLM now starts adding B787-10’s, growing to a total of 28 Dreamliners. The fleet renewal programme is an important element to achieve ambitious sustainability targets.
The arrival of this aircraft from the Boeing factory in the USA is facing some small delays. It’s expected though to arrive in the next few days. The delivery process sometimes runs into minor issues or other small holdups which is the case now.
More information about KLM’s Fly Responsibly initiative, please click here. And for more information and inspiration please visit the KLM100-site.
The KLM – Air France alliance has always been so strange to me. One is active, progressive, and pretty much always constant in its delivery while Air France is as chaotic as a poker game maneuvering between sometimes grumpy staff to the dreaded strikes. I understand what Air France gets out of it but I don’t fully grasp what KLM gets out if it short of a few shared routes.